in association with
This the 3rd edition of the International Federations Summit, in association with SVG: To be held in Lausanne Switzerland, the home of the IOC and many of the International Federations. They are responsible for securing host cities for their World Championships and regional events as well as their sport’s growth; both participation and revenue.
Background: Following attendance at the Major Events Summit by CEO of World Archery, Tom Dielen, he proposed MEI’s event-support approach for the Federations, and is now a strong advocate. The Federations Summit has now evolved into a proven format where suppliers share best practice with International Federations, who then cascade this knowledge down to LOCs.
The Summit Approach: has all the same characteristics as all other MEI events: highly interactive, panel briefings by sports rights holders and open sessions of questions, some more bespoke subject and/or sector groups meeting in a “sharing best practice and or learning” format which has the benefit of forming enduring relationships. This Major Events Summit 2019 Video is a great summary of the calibre of attendees and their feedback on the Summit format.
Attendees: 100 to 150 delegates with a mix of circa 30 Sports Organisations, plus multi-sector representatives from experts and suppliers. A new initiative this year is the collaboration with the well-established Sports Video Group as presenting partners. SVG specialise in the Broadcast Sector. They will provide broadcast-related content and a new technology-focused group of supplier companies.
It was a pleasure to attend the forum co-hosted by MEI and World Archery on behalf of the IWGA. I always learn (and report afterwards) where and how to engage with existing companies, even though many of the services provided are more important for our host cities (which are quite few, compared to International Federations). Of course the more we know, the more we can guide them.
Sebastian Riedeger, International World Games Assocation
Great opportunity to learn what companies and capabilities are out there so we know exactly who to contact in the future when we require a certain capability exactly who to contact.
Anthony Scanlon, International Golf Federation
The International Federations Summit this year in Lausanne turned out to be a great opportunity to meet commercial companies, to hear about the services they provide and explore potential opportunities. It was helpful to tap into the collective expertise within the room, and I came away with some interesting ideas and food for thought..
Colleen Orsmond, World Rowing
Alistair Gosling
Founder & CEO, Extreme International
Frank van der Peet
Manager Big Events, City of Hague
Matt Colston
Sport Industry Group Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
Attila Mizser
Event Director, World Urban Games Budapest 2019
Matt Evans
Events Manager, World Rowing
Hilary Atkinson
Olympic Games Director, International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Alexandre Molina
Director of Events, F1
Nigel Geach
Vice President, European Sponsorship Association
Tom Roche Sales & Projects Director, The Parker Company
Ignacio Soriano
Senior Manager, 3x3 FIBA Basketball
Nicholas Hyett
Technology & Innovation Manager, Volleyball Federation (FIVB)
Alastair Waddington Director of Sport, ITN Productions
Scott Over Commercial Director, World Sailing
Andrew Ryan
Executive Director, ASOIF
Andrew Sharp
CEO, Event Planning Group
Iain Edmondson Director, International Association of Event Hosts
Tom Dielen Secretary General, World Archery
Joe Rafferty,
Head of Strategy & Implementation, Oman Sail
Neal Coupland,
Director of Sports Partnerships, NEOM
Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director, Sports Video Group
Secretary General, World Archery (WA)
Pro League Director & Olympic Games, International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Event Director, International Skiing Federation (FIS)
Technology and Innovation Manager, International Volleyball Federation (FIVB)
Chief Executive Officer, World Squash (WSF)
Head of Operations, International Table Tennis Events Federation (ITTF)
CEO & Founder, Extreme International
Sport Director, Budapest Host City
3x3 Senior Manager, International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
Event Manager, International Canoe Federation (ICF)
Secretary General, Modern Pentathlon
Event & Sports Manager, International Skating Federation (ISU)
Events Manager, World Rowing
Event Director, World Urban Games Budapest
Secretary General, International Federation of Muaythai Amateur
Vice President, AIMS
Director of Events, Formula 1
Relations Manager, International Judo Federation
General Secretary, International Federation of Teqball
Competition Manager, International Modern Pentathlon Union
Media Rights, 36th America's Cup
Head of Events Operations, World Athletics
Commercial Director, World Sailing
Competitions Director, Rugby Europe
International Relations Manager, Rugby Europe
Executive Director, The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
Legacy Manager, International Olympic Committee
Deputy Minister of Sport, Sierra Leone Govt
Ass Director Technical Inst of Sport, Sierra Leone Govt
Ass Director Sustainable Sport, Sierra Leone Govt
Ass Director Corporate Affairs, Sierra Leone Govt
Deputy Director of Sport, Sierra Leone Govt
Development Officer for Disable Sport, Sierra Leone Govt
Manager Big Events, The Hague Host City Invictus
Consultant, World Rugby
Sport Director, International Triathlon Union
General Secretary, Olympic Cities
Broadcast Manager, UEFA
Head of Department, FINA
Communication Manager, WCBS
Managing Director, Extreme International
Operations Director, Hurricane
Founder, Association of Event
Director of Sport Partnerships, Saudi Sports City of Neom
Head of Digital and Marketing, UEFA
Editorial Director, Host City
Head of UK Partnership, AFEX
Head of Business Development, Creative Technology
Head of Sports, Creative Technology
Director, Max WiFi
Business Development Executive,Max Wifi
Sales Manager, RoderUK
Vice President, SOS Global Express
Group Strategic Director, Travel Leaders
Director, WeTrack
Executive Director, EPG
Project Director, EPG
Managing Director EMEA, Evolv Technology
Sales Director, Evolv Technology
Managing Director, HID Global
Head of International Federations, Nielsen
Managing Director, Nielsetn
Managing Director, Gracenote
Chief Executive Officer, Giggabox
Sales & Project Director, The Parker Company
Director of Tournament,Ticketmaster
Sales & Projects Director, The Parker Company
Director Event Service, VIDI
Managing Director, Arc International
Operations Manager, Cerberus
CEO, Cerberus
Sales Director, Cerberus
Senior Account Manager Global Events, Riedel
Managing Director, Sportall
CEO, My Next Match
Managing Director, Syrox
Chief Commercial Officer, Foamhand
General Director, Roadphone
Sales manager France and Spain, Roadphone
Senior Vice President, Nielsen
Sales Manager, Interprefy
CEO, Tellyo
Head of Sport, Tellyo
Multimedia Specialist, Voicebox
Vice President, Pico
Managing Director, Touchline
General Director, Cellhire
Editorial Director, SVG
Sales Director, SVG
Chief Executive Officer, Saan Trucking
Vice President ,European Sponsorship Association
Admin Manager, iEDM
Managing Director, Blade Rigg
Chief Executive Officer, RDHS
Director, Control Risk
Commercial Director, SBG Sports Software
Head of Events, 1st Option
Sales Director, Noah Media
Chief Executive Officer, Noah Media
EVP Rights, DAZN
Client Manager Sports Events, Movico
Project Manager, MicroPlus
Business Development Director, Engage Digital Partners
Managing Director, Beyond 90
Executive General Manager, PMY
Founder, Vizavi
Business Development, DTN
Business Development, aegraphics.tv
Director of Sport, ITN
Head of Commercial, ITN
EVP Europe ,TVU Networks
Sales Director, Lesar
CEO, Sports Presentation
Head of OTT, Red Bee Media
Editorial Assistant, Mondo
Executive Director, Gravity Media
Director, Gravity Media
Partnership Manager, Broadcasting Centre Europe
Director of Content ,IMG
Head of Engineering, IMG
BD Manager Sports, AFP
Head of Partnership, Stack Sports
Head of Strategy, Stack Sports
Digital Marketing Manager, Etienne Lacroix
CEO, Sport Event Denmark
CEO, Greener Power Solutions
Global Head of Research, Nielsen
Technical Commercial, Cirra
Regional Manager Europe Events, DB Schenker AG
Business Development Manager Events, DB Schenker AG
Senior Director, Rapiscan Systems
Executive Director, EventsAir
Director EMEA, Two Circles
Managing Director, ISG Media
Commercial Director, ISG Media
Co-Founder, Rosterfy
Partnership Manager, Thomas & Trotman
COO, Drone Champions League
International Partnerships, Socio Sports
CEO, Citec Ingenieurs Conseils
Head of International Development, XD Motion
Product Manager, Sword & Sports Events
CEO, QTV Sports
Sales Manager, ATPI
Industry, Infrastructure and Sport Manager, Met Office
Managing Director, Etherlive
Head of Sales UK, Red Bee Media
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